I think some people have one identity. Ok, that sounds weird. All of us only have one identity, though many of us entertain several inner voices. What I mean is that while each of us have many hobbies and interests, there are some people who get pigeon holed. One of their interests becomes the showcase that people know them for.
Sometimes it's a job they have. For some people, it's their haircut. Whenever I think of Billy Ray Cyrus, which is often, I think mullet. Sorry Billy Ray, but I do.
The same thing happens with people in the Bible. I think I can guess the words you would associate with certain characters. After all, what is Samson without his hair, Jonah without his great big fish, David without Goliath or Moses without his burning bush?
But, just like us, these people from the Bible were deepr than that. And there is one character that I think I get more now that I have applied this truth.
If I were to mention Sarah, you might simply think, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Oh, but there's so much more. Don't any of the other parts of her story fascinate you?
She worries about God's promise coming rue, so she tells Abe to sleep with Hagar, her maidservant. Abe does and Hagar gets pregnant. No Sarah is mad at Hagar and mistreats her. What's up with that, Sarah? It was your idea.
How about Sarah laughing when she hears God talking? Besides being inappropriate to doubt God's word in such an audible way like that, she lies about it. Really?
I guess it really shouldn't surprise us that Sarah was an up and down kind of lady with her emotions. For starters, she was in the middle of one roller coaster ride of a life. You try moving from everyone you know because God tells your husband that your family is going to be a great nation, then you watch as wrinkles form faster than your family. How about getting to be a 90-year old first-time mom? Yeah, that might cause some problems.
I think the real issue lies in how we see her. We recall how she birthed Isaac at the age of 90. We cringe at the thought of our grandparents having a baby, say 'ewww', and then read on about Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau. We remember the wrong parts when considering Sarai.
Here is where my perception of Sarah changed. Early on, we're told that she was stunningly hott, with two t's. The Bible doesn't say the part about the t's, but we're told that Abraham had her lie, twice, about being his wife. He was so scared that other men would kill him just to be with her. That's hot.
This piece of information changes everything. We no longer need be surprised if Sarah is moody one moment and laughing the next. Ask any man and he'll tell you that all the beautiful women are a tad more difficult to deal with.
Don't blame me ladies. It's in the Bible.
Sometimes it's a job they have. For some people, it's their haircut. Whenever I think of Billy Ray Cyrus, which is often, I think mullet. Sorry Billy Ray, but I do.
The same thing happens with people in the Bible. I think I can guess the words you would associate with certain characters. After all, what is Samson without his hair, Jonah without his great big fish, David without Goliath or Moses without his burning bush?
But, just like us, these people from the Bible were deepr than that. And there is one character that I think I get more now that I have applied this truth.
If I were to mention Sarah, you might simply think, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Oh, but there's so much more. Don't any of the other parts of her story fascinate you?
She worries about God's promise coming rue, so she tells Abe to sleep with Hagar, her maidservant. Abe does and Hagar gets pregnant. No Sarah is mad at Hagar and mistreats her. What's up with that, Sarah? It was your idea.
How about Sarah laughing when she hears God talking? Besides being inappropriate to doubt God's word in such an audible way like that, she lies about it. Really?
I guess it really shouldn't surprise us that Sarah was an up and down kind of lady with her emotions. For starters, she was in the middle of one roller coaster ride of a life. You try moving from everyone you know because God tells your husband that your family is going to be a great nation, then you watch as wrinkles form faster than your family. How about getting to be a 90-year old first-time mom? Yeah, that might cause some problems.
I think the real issue lies in how we see her. We recall how she birthed Isaac at the age of 90. We cringe at the thought of our grandparents having a baby, say 'ewww', and then read on about Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau. We remember the wrong parts when considering Sarai.
Here is where my perception of Sarah changed. Early on, we're told that she was stunningly hott, with two t's. The Bible doesn't say the part about the t's, but we're told that Abraham had her lie, twice, about being his wife. He was so scared that other men would kill him just to be with her. That's hot.
This piece of information changes everything. We no longer need be surprised if Sarah is moody one moment and laughing the next. Ask any man and he'll tell you that all the beautiful women are a tad more difficult to deal with.
Don't blame me ladies. It's in the Bible.
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